Facts and figures

Transport emissions are the main obstacle in delivering the EU's climate commitments. Rail, on the other hand, is leading the way to climate-neutral mobility in Europe: it is the only mode reducing its emissions and already delivering zero-emission transport.

Transport generates jobs and growth economy-wide for prosperity and cohesion across the EU. Investing in transport, particularly rail transport, is investing in the EU, and CEF is the best tool for it. Find out more in this CER fact sheet.

The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) calls upon policymakers to increase the CEF transport budget in the post-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) in order to contribute to the huge financial needs of the transport sector.

Railways pay distance-based charges everywhere in the EU (100% tolling by EU law), covering at least the direct cost of infrastructure use, plus often a mark-up. By contrast, even for major roads (motorways and other main roads), charges (vignettes or tolls) are currently only applied to trucks...

Dedicated railway communications networks are used throughout Europe contributing to the transportation, security and safety of about 9 billion passengers in Europe every year. This CER Fact Sheet illustrates why rail needs its own frequency bands to safely transport passengers and goods across...